President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department said he will keep in place a cap on production of Boeing 737 MAX planes put in place after a mid-air panel blowout last year until he is satisfied it can be safely raised.

The smallest of these is the Boeing 737 MAX 7, which has yet to enter service and is still awaiting certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The jet is designed to replace the earlier Boeing 737-700,

The Boeing 737 Max family, which entered service eight years ago, was designed to be the latest and most advanced version of the Boeing 737 family, the most successful commercial aircraft of all time.

Boeing is seeking temporary regulatory exemptions for a stall-management yaw damper (SMYD) system on the 737 Max 7 and Max 10, saying a classification change left it unable to demonstrate that the systems meet airworthiness standards.

President Trump’s Department of Transportation Secretary nominee has pledged to maintain a cap on Boeing 737 MAX production brought in by the FAA last year.

Eurowings will replace its fleet of Airbus A319s and older Airbus A320 models with 40 brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after Lufthansa Group confirmed the move.

Lufthansa Group is overhauling low-cost carrier Eurowings with 40 Boeing 737 Max jets, marking a significant shift from its all-Airbus fleet.

The Boeing 737 Max hit a coyote while taking off, forcing it to return to Chicago O’Hare after just 40 minutes of flying.

Boeing's stock price declined after a fatal crash involving a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800, but no design or manufacturing flaws were evident. Learn more on BA stock here.

BOEING’S loss will exceed expectations when it unveils fourth-quarter results next week, the financially strapped US planemaker said on Thursday, due to charges at its defence unit, lower jetliner deliveries and losses from a crippling strike.

Its annual loss for 2025 could rival 2020, when it lost nearly US$12 billion, the most in its history. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Transportation plans to maintain the government-imposed limit on Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) output of the best-selling 737 Max jetliner. The Federal Aviation Administration last year set the cap as Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) safety practices faced greater scrutiny in response to mid-flight accident.